Authors

  1. Heinrich, Kathleen T. PhD, RN

Abstract

Terrific or toxic? If your workplace is like that of 90% of the nurse educators surveyed by the author, conflicted interactions with colleagues and administrators are draining your joy. This article shares 2 exemplars that illustrate how mutually beneficial partnerships between faculty colleagues turned toxic workplaces terrific. After a hands-on introduction to a set of evidence-based partnership practices, you will be ready to take the civility challenge by negotiating conscious and contracted collaborations that can turn your workplace terrific, 1 partnership at a time.